Appeal No. 1998-0596
Application 08/259,370
obviousness with respect to claim 50. The appellants have not meaningfully addressed the
examiner’s rationale with opposing arguments and/or evidence. Accordingly, we affirm the
rejection of claim 50.
Conclusion
The rejection of claims 1-3, 21, 31-34, 36-39 and 55 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over Kant, Ainslie, and Hosokawa is reversed.
The rejection of claims 4, 20, 22, 24-30, 40-43, 45, 48 and 51-54 under 35 U.S.C. §
103 as being unpatentable over Kant and Ainslie is reversed.
The rejection of claims 46, 47, 49 and 50 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Kant and Ainslie is affirmed.
No time period for taking any subsequent action in connection with this appeal may
be extended under 37 CFR § 1.136(a).
AFFIRMED-IN-PART
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